#guestcontributors — Public Fediverse posts
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The Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature: From an Idea to an Ecosystem
On its 10th anniversary, one of the prize's co-founders reflects on how the award has helped expand the contemporary Kiswahili canon, and demonstrated that there is a vibrant market for quality literature written in African languages.
The post The Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature: From an Idea to an Ecosystem appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/the-safal-kiswahili-prize-for-african-literature-from-an-idea-to-an-ecosystem/#GuestContributors #Africa #BooksinTranslation #DrLizzyAttree #Kiswahili
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The Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature: From an Idea to an Ecosystem
On its 10th anniversary, one of the prize's co-founders reflects on how the award has helped expand the contemporary Kiswahili canon, and demonstrated that there is a vibrant market for quality literature written in African languages.
The post The Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature: From an Idea to an Ecosystem appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/the-safal-kiswahili-prize-for-african-literature-from-an-idea-to-an-ecosystem/#GuestContributors #Africa #BooksinTranslation #DrLizzyAttree #Kiswahili
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The Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature: From an Idea to an Ecosystem
On its 10th anniversary, one of the prize's co-founders reflects on how the award has helped expand the contemporary Kiswahili canon, and demonstrated that there is a vibrant market for quality literature written in African languages.
The post The Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature: From an Idea to an Ecosystem appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/the-safal-kiswahili-prize-for-african-literature-from-an-idea-to-an-ecosystem/#GuestContributors #Africa #BooksinTranslation #DrLizzyAttree #Kiswahili
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The Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature: From an Idea to an Ecosystem
On its 10th anniversary, one of the prize's co-founders reflects on how the award has helped expand the contemporary Kiswahili canon, and demonstrated that there is a vibrant market for quality literature written in African languages.
The post The Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature: From an Idea to an Ecosystem appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/the-safal-kiswahili-prize-for-african-literature-from-an-idea-to-an-ecosystem/#GuestContributors #Africa #BooksinTranslation #DrLizzyAttree #Kiswahili
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How to Spend $50 Million on the Nonprofit Literary Arts
Open Letter Books founder and publisher Chad W. Post sees the recently launched Literary Arts Foundation in the U.S. as not only a funding opportunity, but a once-in-a-lifetime chance to rethink how we support serious book culture, including translated works.
The post How to Spend $50 Million on the Nonprofit Literary Arts appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/how-to-spend-50-million-on-the-nonprofit-literary-arts/#GuestContributors #Artsfunding #ChadPost #LiteraryArtsEmergencyFund #Nonprofit
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How to Spend $50 Million on the Nonprofit Literary Arts
Open Letter Books founder and publisher Chad W. Post sees the recently launched Literary Arts Foundation in the U.S. as not only a funding opportunity, but a once-in-a-lifetime chance to rethink how we support serious book culture, including translated works.
The post How to Spend $50 Million on the Nonprofit Literary Arts appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/how-to-spend-50-million-on-the-nonprofit-literary-arts/#GuestContributors #Artsfunding #ChadPost #LiteraryArtsEmergencyFund #Nonprofit
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The French Book Business Grapples with the Rise of the Secondhand Book Trade
Among the many challenges facing the book business in France is the rise of the secondhand book trade, which publishers and observers point out has evolved from a marginal exchange between readers into a mature, sophisticated market that competes with new books.
The post The French Book Business Grapples with the Rise of the Secondhand Book Trade appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
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The French Book Business Grapples with the Rise of the Secondhand Book Trade
Among the many challenges facing the book business in France is the rise of the secondhand book trade, which publishers and observers point out has evolved from a marginal exchange between readers into a mature, sophisticated market that competes with new books.
The post The French Book Business Grapples with the Rise of the Secondhand Book Trade appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
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The French Book Business Grapples with the Rise of the Secondhand Book Trade
Among the many challenges facing the book business in France is the rise of the secondhand book trade, which publishers and observers point out has evolved from a marginal exchange between readers into a mature, sophisticated market that competes with new books.
The post The French Book Business Grapples with the Rise of the Secondhand Book Trade appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
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The French Book Business Grapples with the Rise of the Secondhand Book Trade
Among the many challenges facing the book business in France is the rise of the secondhand book trade, which publishers and observers point out has evolved from a marginal exchange between readers into a mature, sophisticated market that competes with new books.
The post The French Book Business Grapples with the Rise of the Secondhand Book Trade appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
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Building a Nigerian Picturebook Ecosystem
Author, festival organizer, and Ouida Books founder Lola Shoneyin on her efforts to establish "a living picturebook culture" for Nigerian children "that can also compete confidently in global marketplaces."
The post Building a Nigerian Picturebook Ecosystem appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/06/building-a-nigerian-picturebook-ecosystem/#GuestContributors #BolognaChildrensBookFair #ChildrensBooks #LolaShoneyin #Nigeria
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Building a Nigerian Picturebook Ecosystem
Author, festival organizer, and Ouida Books founder Lola Shoneyin on her efforts to establish "a living picturebook culture" for Nigerian children "that can also compete confidently in global marketplaces."
The post Building a Nigerian Picturebook Ecosystem appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/06/building-a-nigerian-picturebook-ecosystem/#GuestContributors #BolognaChildrensBookFair #ChildrensBooks #LolaShoneyin #Nigeria
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Building a Nigerian Picturebook Ecosystem
Author, festival organizer, and Ouida Books founder Lola Shoneyin on her efforts to establish "a living picturebook culture" for Nigerian children "that can also compete confidently in global marketplaces."
The post Building a Nigerian Picturebook Ecosystem appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/06/building-a-nigerian-picturebook-ecosystem/#GuestContributors #BolognaChildrensBookFair #ChildrensBooks #LolaShoneyin #Nigeria
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Building a Nigerian Picturebook Ecosystem
Author, festival organizer, and Ouida Books founder Lola Shoneyin on her efforts to establish "a living picturebook culture" for Nigerian children "that can also compete confidently in global marketplaces."
The post Building a Nigerian Picturebook Ecosystem appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/06/building-a-nigerian-picturebook-ecosystem/#GuestContributors #BolognaChildrensBookFair #ChildrensBooks #LolaShoneyin #Nigeria
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Who Gets to Disagree?
Frankfurt Calling's John Steinmark on how 'the language of freedom' has been hijacked by an array of reactionary political actors—and how young voices in the publishing industry are organizing to push back.
The post Who Gets to Disagree? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/06/who-gets-to-disagree/#GuestContributors #FrankfurterBuchmesse #FreedomofExpression #FreedomofSpeech #ReadingandDemocracy
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Who Gets to Disagree?
Frankfurt Calling's John Steinmark on how 'the language of freedom' has been hijacked by an array of reactionary political actors—and how young voices in the publishing industry are organizing to push back.
The post Who Gets to Disagree? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/06/who-gets-to-disagree/#GuestContributors #FrankfurterBuchmesse #FreedomofExpression #FreedomofSpeech #ReadingandDemocracy
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Editing for the Ear: What I Learned Producing My Own Audiobook
When the themes and text of her book proved challenging for an audiobook publisher to find a narrator, author Shelley Fisher Fishkin took on producing the book herself.
The post Editing for the Ear: What I Learned Producing My Own Audiobook appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
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Editing for the Ear: What I Learned Producing My Own Audiobook
When the themes and text of her book proved challenging for an audiobook publisher to find a narrator, author Shelley Fisher Fishkin took on producing the book herself.
The post Editing for the Ear: What I Learned Producing My Own Audiobook appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
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Editing for the Ear: What I Learned Producing My Own Audiobook
When the themes and text of her book proved challenging for an audiobook publisher to find a narrator, author Shelley Fisher Fishkin took on producing the book herself.
The post Editing for the Ear: What I Learned Producing My Own Audiobook appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
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Editing for the Ear: What I Learned Producing My Own Audiobook
When the themes and text of her book proved challenging for an audiobook publisher to find a narrator, author Shelley Fisher Fishkin took on producing the book herself.
The post Editing for the Ear: What I Learned Producing My Own Audiobook appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/06/editing-for-the-ear-what-i-learned-producing-my-own-audiobook/